The baton has not yet been passed in American sprinting.
Veteran Justin Gatlin outdueled 21-year-old NCAA champ Christian Coleman to win the U.S. championship at 100 meters on Friday at the U.S. track and field championships in Sacramento.
Gatlin won in 9.95 seconds, into a headwind. Coleman finished in 9.98, and Christopher Belcher was third at 10.06.
It's the fourth U.S. title for Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion. In the process he handed his fellow former Tennessee Volunteer his only loss of the season.
Coleman, who has the top time in the world this year (9.